1、Part I Writing (30 minutes)creation创造Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on creation. Your essay should include the importance of innovation and measures to be taken to encourage innovation/creation/invention. You are required to write at least 150 words but no
2、 more than 200 words.参考范文： It is universally acknowledged that innovation refers to being creative, unique and different. In fact, today it is impossibly difficult for us to image a 21st century without innovation.We should place a high value on innovation firstly because innovative spirit can enabl
3、e an individual to ameliorate himself, so he can be equipped with capacity to see what others cannot see, be qualified for future career promotion, and be ready for meeting the forthcoming challenges. Whats more, we ought to attach importance to the role played by innovation in economic advancement.
4、 Put it another way, in this ever-changing world, innovation to economic growth is what water is to fish. To sum up, if innovation misses our attention in any possible way, we will suffer a great loss beyond imagination.In order to encourage innovation, it is wise for us to take some feasible measur
5、es. For example, mass media should greatly publicize the significance of creative spirit and encourage the public to cultivate awareness of innovation. Besides, those who manage to innovate should be awarded generous prize. Though there is a long way ahead to go, I am firmly certain that the shared
6、efforts will be paid off.【参考译文】众所周知创新意味着有创造力，独一无二和不同。事实上，今天我们已经很难想想一个没有创新的21世纪。我们应该重视创新首先是因为创新精神可以让一个人完善自身，这样他才能具备见他人所未见的能力，未来才有资格得到职业生涯的进步，才能做好准备迎接以后的挑战。另外，我们也应该重视创新在经济发展方面的作用。在这个多变的时代，创新对于经济增长就像水对于鱼一样重要。换言之，如果我们以任何可能的形式无视创新的重要性，我们将遭受非常巨大的损失。为了鼓励创新，应该采取一些且行之有效的措施。例如，大众传媒应该大力宣传创新精神的重要性，并且鼓励公众养成创新的意识
7、。此外，对于那些想法设法进行创新的人要给予丰厚的奖励。虽然还有很长的路要走，但是我坚信大家共同付出的努力会得到回报。Part Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)参考答案Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)选词填空26.G hypotheses 假设填名词，根据后面两个名词可知，这里一定填复数名词，即“好的科学基于假设、实验和方法论。”27. C convincing 令人信服的填形容词，“好的科学需要令人信服的理解、明确的解释和清晰的展示”填形容词，意思与后文clear，consise为同义词。“好的科学需
8、要令人信服的理解、明确的解释、简明的陈述”28. A arena 舞台填名词，“科学家愿意踏入公共的舞台(公众的视野)”。29.B contextual填形容词，与understandable并列，语义相同，即“语言是公众能根据上下文能理解的”30.I incorporate 合并填动词原形，to support and to incorporate knowledges into,incorporate into动词固定搭配。“把知识融入我们的公共交流中”31.D devoted 奉献填动词过去式。devote to固定搭配。“把17%的花费投入到研究和发展中”。32.N reaping 获
9、得填现在分词。reaping decades of economic growth,“获得几十年的经济增长”。33.E digits 位数填名词。single digits个位数。“这个数字下降到个位数”。34.M pride填动词原形。pride一词多性，这里考察动词用法：pride oneself on sth，以某人为自豪。“我们不仅以研究为自豪，也为对世界的进步做出的贡献而自豪”。35. F hasten填动词原形。“为了促进科学从实验室到市场的发展”长篇阅读36. D. 题干讲消费者担心智能家居产品兼容性。D段有举例，并提到 there are so many compatibili
10、ty issues to think about.37. K. 只有这段提到。38. B. 题干讲既没有下降也没有像过去一样快速增长，B段有：But now these segments are looking at slower growth curves-or shrinking markets in some cases39. L. 题干讲某研究员建议新产品的优缺点都要接受，L段有：Curren, the Accenture analyst, said We have to understand and think about the implications, and balance
11、these great innovations with the potential downside they naturally carry with them.40. F. 题干讲更关注实用价值而不是炫酷，F段有：we are starting to see companies shift from what is into what all of these devices do that is practical in a consumers life.41. A 题干讲越来越没有啥新玩意儿，A段有：Many of the collest gadgets this year are
12、the same as the coolest gadgets last year-or the year befoere,even.42. H. 题干讲消费者越来越不愿意提供个人信息去定制产品和服务，H段有：it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve the
13、ir services.而J段是在讲已经不愿意定制个性化产品和服务段原因。43. E. 题干讲CTA是CES段发起者，E段有：DuBravac works for CTA-which puts on the show each year-仔细阅读46. A it is unfair to those climate-venerable nations.细节题，题目定位词除了Paris climate agreement之外还有一个重点定位词critical，问作者为什么对此协议是批判态度，在文中并不是很明确找到。第一段交代这项协议的具体时间内容等，第二段才谈到作者的批判态度。即we revea
14、l just how deep this injustice runs,作者认为这是不公的，this injustice指代前两句，遭遇气候伤害的国家(少数4%国家)却承担一大半全球温室气体排放的责任，这是不公的。injustice=unfair47.C They hardly pay anything for the problem they have caused细节题。定位词“free-riders”，这个词在第三段，冒号后解释说，通过大量温室气体排造成严重问题，同时却不用承担气候变化的代价。In other words后面的句子也在解释同一件事情。原文出现cost和problem 在正
15、确答案中以pay和problem复现。48.C They have to bear consequences they are not responsible for细节题，定位词“forced-riders”和second-hand smokers，定位在第四段，who are suffering from climate impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem.这些forced-riders没有助长全球变暖这个问题但却要承担气候问题的不良后果。答案为近义词替换：bear consequences=suffer f
16、rom impacts，be not responsible for=scarcely contribute to49.B There is no final agreement on where it will come from细节题，定位词“100 billion”，定位到第7段，该段出现核心考点“however”，说明整个段落对这笔资金的使用是转折后的评价，即负评价。答案应该选择B或C两个包含负评价的词之一(均出现no)。其中B There is no final agreement on where it will come from是对应转折后面的两个不足中的第二个不足，即对The
17、re is also very little detail on who will provide the funds or importantly who is responsible for their provision的同义改写，即协议中对谁提供资金及谁承担募集资金的责任没有做明确说明，探讨资金来源而非资金花费的方式。50. D putting in effect the policies in the agreement at once细节题，定位词urgent action 对应第8段(倒数第二段)，there must urgently be a meaningful mobil
18、ization of the policies outlined in the agreement即动用协定中拟定的政策，近义词替换put in effect(生效)=mobilization(动用)，及原词复现。passage 251.C Teenagers mental problems are often too conspicuous not to be observed.句子理解题。考查句子意思与上下文相同或相反，此处上下文无转折词，应读下一句话：Their risky behaviors can alert parents and teachers that serious pro
19、blems are brewing.其意思是青少年的一些危险举动喝酒吸毒等能警告父母老师大事不妙了。对应答案青少年的心理问题是非常显而易见得观察到的。serious problems指心理问题，conspicuous behaviors指破折号中的危险举动的概括改写。52. D Many hitherto unobserved youngsters may have psychological problems细节题。对应第二段转折but a new study：有一些青少年(睡眠不足不爱活动等行为)可能会有着同样的得精神疾病(psychiatric symptoms)的危险，正确答案对此处是
20、概括型改写，那些行为对应着unobserved youngsters，也与上文的易观察的行为有着转折关系，psychological problems对应psychiatric symptoms。53. B Their behaviors do not constitute a warning signal.细节题，定位词invisible risk,对应第三段，直接给出原因句：because their behaviors are not usually seen as a red flag. 同义替换warning signal=red flag54.A They are almost a
21、s liable to depression as the high-risk group细节题，顺序原则+定位词invisible group，至定位句but the invisible group wasnt far behind the high-risk set,with more than 13%of them exhibiting depression. 定位即答案，两句话均表示，这一群体和高危青少年群体在表现抑郁症的比例上几乎不相上下。55. B it provides new early-warning signals for identifying teens in trou
22、ble.细节题，Carli和significance 对应最后一段it provides new early-warning signs for parents teachers and mental healthcare providers.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)随着中国经济的蓬勃发展，学汉语的人数迅速增加，使汉语成了世界上人们最爱学的语言之一。近年来，中国大学在国际上的排名也有了明显的提高。由于中国教育的巨大进步，中国成为最受海外学生欢迎的留学目的地之一就不足为奇了。2015年，近40万国际学生蜂拥来到中国市场。他们学习的科目不再限于中国语言和文化
23、，而包括科学与工程。在全球教育市场上，美国和英国仍占主导地位，但中国正在迅速赶上。参考译文： With Chinas booming economy, the number of people who learn Chinese grows rapidly. It makes Chinese become one of the favorite languages that people would like to learn. Recently, Chinese universities rise significantly in world university rankings. Sin
24、ce the significant progress made in Chinese education, it is no wonder that China has been one of the most favored places for overseas students. In 2015, nearly 40,0000 international students swarmed into the Chinese market. Not confined to Chinese language and culture, the subjects they choose to l
25、earn also include science and engineering. Although the global market is still dominated by US and UK, China is striving to catch up.听力原文Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Bo
26、th the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneM: Guess what? The wor
27、st food I ever had was in France.W: Really? Thats odd. I thought the French were all good cooks.M: Yes, thats right. I suppose its really like anywhere else though. You know, some places are good, some bad. But its really all our own fault.W: What do you mean?M: Well, it was the first time Id been t
28、o France. This was years ago when I was at school. I went there with my parents friends from my fathers school. They hired a coach to take them to Switzerland.W: A school trip?M: Right. Most of them had never been abroad before. Wed crossed the English Channel at night and we set off through France
29、and breakfast time arrived, and the coach driver had arranged for us to stop at this little caf. There we all were tired and hungry and then we made a great discovery.W: What was that?M: Bacon and eggs.W: Fantastic! The real English breakfast.M: Yes, anyway we didnt know any better- so we had it, an
30、d ugh.!W: What was it like? Disgusting?M: Ah, it was incredible. They just got a bowl and put some fat in it. And then they put some bacon in the fat, broke an egg over the top and put the whole lot in the oven for about ten minutes.W: In the oven? Youre joking. You cant cook bacon and eggs in the o
31、ven!M: Well, they must have done it that way. It was hot, but it wasnt cooked. There was just this egg floating about in gallons of fat and raw bacon.W: Did you actually eat it?M: No, nobody did. They all wanted to turn round and go home. You know, back to teabags and fish and chips. You cant blame
32、them really. Anyway, the next night we were all given another foreign speciality.W: What was that?M: Snails-that really finished them off. Lovely holiday that was!Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. What did the woman think of the French?2. Who did the man travel wi
33、th on his first trip to Switzerland?3. What does the man say about the breakfast at the little French caf?4. What did the man think of his holiday in France?Conversation TwoM: You say your shop has been doing well. Could you give me some idea of what doing well means in facts and figures?W: Well, do
34、ing well means averaging 1,200 pounds or more a week for about 7 years, making almost a quarter of a million pounds. And doing well means your earnings are rising. Last year we did slightly over 50,000 and this year we hope to do more than 60,000. So thats good if we continue to rise.M: Now thats gr
35、owth on earnings I assume. What about your expenses?W: Yes, thats growth. The expenses of course go up steadily. And since weve moved to this new shop, the expenses have increased greatly because its a much bigger shop. So I couldnt say exactly what our expenses are. Theres something in the region o
36、f 6 or 7 thousand pounds a year, which is not high-commercially speaking, its very low. And we try to keep our expenses as low as we can.M: And your prices are much lower than the same goods in shops round about. How do the local shopkeepers feel about having a shop doing so well in their midst?W: P
37、erhaps a lot of them dont realize how well were doing because we dont make a point of publicizing. That was a lesson weve learned very early on. We were very friendly with all local shopkeepers and we have been to mention to a local shopkeeper how much we have made that week. He was very unhappy and
38、 never as friendly again. So we make a point of never publicizing the amount of the money we make. But were on very good terms with all the shops; none of them have ever complained that were putting them out of business or anything like that. I think its a nice funny relationship. Maybe if they did
39、know what we made, perhaps they wouldnt be so friendly.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?6. What does the woman say her shop tries to do?7. What do we learn about goods sold at the womans shop?8. Why doesnt the woman want
40、 to make known their earnings anymore?Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the f
41、our choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneBirds are famous for carrying things around. Some, like homing pigeons, can be trained to deliver messages and packages. Other birds unknowingly carry seeds tha
42、t cling to them for the ride. Canadian scientists have found a worrisome, new example of the power that birds have to spread stuff around. Way up north in the Canadian Arctic, seabirds are picking up dangerous chemicals in the ocean and delivering them to ponds near where the birds live. Some 10,000
43、 pairs of the birds, called fulmars, a kind of Arctic seabirds, make their nests on Devon Island, north of the Arctic Circle. The fulmars travel some 400 kilometers over the sea to find food. When they return home, their droppings end up all around their nesting sites, including in nearby ponds. Pre
44、viously, scientists noticed pollutants arriving in the Arctic with the wind. Salmon also carry dangerous chemicals, as the fish migrate between rivers and the sea. The bodies of fish and other meat-eaters can build up high levels of the chemicals. To test the polluting power of fulmars, researchers
45、collected samples of deposits from 11 ponds on Devon Island. In ponds closest to the colony, the results showed that there were far more pollutants than in ponds less affected by the birds. The pollutants in the ponds appear to come from fish that fulmars eat when theyre out on the ocean. People who
46、 live, hunt, or fish near bird colonies need to be careful, the researchers say. The birds dont mean to cause harm, but the chemicals they carry can cause major problems.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. What have Canadian scientists found about some seabirds?10. What
47、 does the speaker say about the seabirds called fulmars?11. What did scientists previously notice about pollutants in the Arctic?12. What does the speaker warn about at the end of the talk?Passage TwoIn recent years, the death rate among American centenarians- people who have lived to age 100 or old
48、er-has decreased, dropping 14 percent for women and 20 percent for men from 2008 to 2014. The leading causes of death in this age group are also changing. In 2000, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimers disease. But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimers disease for this age group
